ACCESSION NO: KFRIw 337

• Scientific Name: Carpinus japonica Blume
• Family: Betulaceae
• Trade Name: Kumashide
• Common Name: Japanese hornbeam
• പൊതുവായ പേരുകള്‍: കുമഷിടെ
• Native: Central & South Japan
• Specimen from:
• Region: Japan
• Collected by: K. M. Bhat
• General Characteristics: Japanese Hornbeam is a small to medium-sized, slow-growing, deciduous, understory tree. The bark is grayish-brown and has shallow furrows. The leaves are dark green, simple, and ovate to oblong, The flowers are male and female yellowish-green.
• Taxon identifiers: GBIF iNaturalist POWO